Is your Canine suffering from dog allergies? The information contained within my site will help your pet cope with dog allergies.
Skin, food, atopy (allergic reactions) and yeast infections of the feet,
tail and mouth.
Spooky is a real canine with current major allergic and medical
problems. 
When I bought him at a pet shop (I'll never do that again) I thought
I had bought the perfect puppy.
Then on the third day he got sick.
It's been 11 going on 12 years of Vet Visits and $$$ poured down the drain.
Here is my dogs' story.
If you have a pet that's unwell please take him or her to the vet for a checkup. But if your vet tells you that your canine has skin or food dog allergies, then I encourage you to read on.
If you knew the ingredients in commercial dog food you wouldn't feed it to your dog, let alone your best friend.
My dog Spooky has endured more visits to the vet because of dog food allergies, than I can count, but he's worth it because he is a one in a million; he's the greatest dog. A greater companion I have never found. Way better than my last husband.
I have a second West Highland White Terrier. My female is nine years old, strong and naturally healthy but now has a skin problem that has persisted for 5 years and have made her feet infected and hard to walk on.
West Highland White Terriers are known for having food allergies. I know most of the Westies on the block (it's a big block) and most of them have some kind of stomach problem or skin allergies.
With vomiting blood, diarrhea and blood in his stools I visited different vets every few months. Could this be dog food allergies causing my Westie to vomit his food?
After $1200.00 dollars in examination, x-rays and drugs, they all told me that it was probably a dog food allergy because they couldn't find anything wrong in the blood work or examination. They sent me home with a special diet of Duck and potatoes, Venison and potatoes and finally Salmon and potatoes Nothing worked so they switched me to a hypoallergenic dog food at an exorbitant price. Still my male dog would loose his appetite, refuse to eat and vomit bile.
I was at my wits end so I finally went to see a vet in San Mateo who told me he had Colitis along with food allergies. We kept him on the anti-allergy formula but added bran to his diet. He improved and started eating more, gained weight and looked happier. Westies with food allergies like these are all too common. We hope we can give you some hints on how to keep your Westie or any other dog with food allergies in tip top form.
Here is a list of the symptoms of dog allergies which will help you identify the allergic reaction your pet is experiencing. Click on the link to go straight to the topic.
FOOD ALLERY
I did more research on commercial dog food and was startled to learn just what is in most all of the popular dog foods sold in markets and pet shops.
If you think your dog is suffering from food allergies, please read the article on the ingredients in commercial food. It may surprise you that there is so much junk in dog food.
Most of our family pets are just that, family. We wouldn't feed unhealthy food to one of our family.
So why do we buy into this multi-million dollar industry that produces extruded, rancid grease encrusted meat by-products for our best friends?
Most hypoallergenic dog food that you buy from Veterinarians cannot be bought anywhere else but at the vets. Did you also know that veterinarians mark up the dog food 40% to 50?
Of course they are going to encourage us to buy it when such an easy profit can be made.
Do I still buy that dog food for my dogs? Now I do have a choice. It takes time and energy but I replace the vets food with wholesome food I cook at home.
Homemade food for dog allergies
Hopefully the questions about commercial pet food I raise here on this site will cause you a moment to pause and decide if commercial dog food is what you really want to feed your dog.
Let me also say that if you have a sick dog the first thing you must do is visit the vet and find out what is wrong. It could be something so serious that a change in diet will not help.
Be safe and sure and have your dog checked first.
We've all seen our dogs rubbing their faces on the carpet. This is usually just your dog cleaning his face after eating or sometimes they need to get those hard pieces of eye junk off!
Crawling on carpet so that they can scratch their belly:
Now this is different from rubbing their faces on carpet. Your pet is scratching his belly because he itches and dragging his or her belly on the carpet feels great. The belly is hard to reach with paws or mouth so scratching by rubbing the belly on the carpet is just about the only way to scratch.
Now that you know why a dog does this, what can you do about it?
Turn your dog over and check for bites, bumps, or scabs and wash and apply medicine to the infected areas.
Dog allergies can turn a happy pet into a shadow of his former self.
Now, are you ready for what's really in commercial food?